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Domestic News
August 1, 1949
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Lightning bolt kills two baseball players and injures 50 during a game in Baker, Fla., scattering a crowd of 300 on a Sunday afternoon.
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Lightning Kills Two Ball Players
BAKER, Fla. (AP) - Two players were killed and 50 other persons were injured by a lightning bolt that ripped into a baseball game and scattered a screaming Sunday-afternoon crowd of 300. One of those injured was listed in critical condition. The bolt plowed a ditch three inches deep and 40 feet long in the baseball diamond and spread flashes of electricity and sparks throughout the park. The two semi-pro teams, Baker and Munson, Fla., were preparing to begin play when the lightning struck. The dead, both members of the Baker baseball club, were third baseman Allen L. Joyner, Jr., 23, of Crestview and shortstop Harry Moore of Baker. Baker is in northwest Florida about 50 miles east of Pensacola.
BAKER, Fla. (AP) - Two players were killed and 50 other persons were injured by a lightning bolt that ripped into a baseball game and scattered a screaming Sunday-afternoon crowd of 300. One of those injured was listed in critical condition. The bolt plowed a ditch three inches deep and 40 feet long in the baseball diamond and spread flashes of electricity and sparks throughout the park. The two semi-pro teams, Baker and Munson, Fla., were preparing to begin play when the lightning struck. The dead, both members of the Baker baseball club, were third baseman Allen L. Joyner, Jr., 23, of Crestview and shortstop Harry Moore of Baker. Baker is in northwest Florida about 50 miles east of Pensacola.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Accident
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Lightning Strike
Baseball Game
Baker Florida
Player Deaths
Injuries
What entities or persons were involved?
Allen L. Joyner, Jr.
Harry Moore
Where did it happen?
Baker, Fla.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Baker, Fla.
Event Date
Sunday Afternoon
Key Persons
Allen L. Joyner, Jr.
Harry Moore
Outcome
two killed and 50 injured, one in critical condition.
Event Details
A lightning bolt struck during a baseball game between semi-pro teams Baker and Munson, Fla., killing two players and injuring 50 others in a crowd of 300. The bolt created a three-inch deep, 40-foot long ditch in the diamond and spread electricity and sparks.